Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust ~ Catering Tender

Concepts

• school catering
• walsingham catholic trust
• newmarket
• st alban’s catholic high school
• lady of walsingham catholic trust
• st mary's catholic primary school
• st pancras catholic primary school
• st felix catholic primary school
• catholic values
• catholic-based

Location

Suffolk

Description

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust delivers outstanding educational, spiritual and moral outcomes for all children regardless of their faith or backgrounds within an ethos based on full inclusion, high expectations, innovation, outstanding teaching and learning, and a relentless focus on the needs and potential of every child. Our vision is that every school within the Trust has a reputation for excellence in their local communities and beyond.

Total Quantity or Scope

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust delivers outstanding educational, spiritual and moral outcomes for all children regardless of their faith or backgrounds within an ethos based on full inclusion, high expectations, innovation, outstanding teaching and learning, and a relentless focus on the needs and potential of every child. Our vision is that every school within the Trust has a reputation for excellence in their local communities and beyond. The Trust is a Catholic-based, child-centred MAT. We are founded on Catholic values which underpin every social, academic and pastoral relationship and the related behaviours which act as live witness to our Faith. Inspired and supported by these values, we seek to develop the characteristics of effective learners in our children so that, whatever their future holds, they can approach this with character, confidence, resilience and a Christ-centred moral compass. The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services the Trust at the following locations; •St Alban’s Catholic High School, Digby Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 3NJ •St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Woodbridge Rd, Ipswich IP4 4EU •St Pancras Catholic Primary School, Stratford Rd, Ipswich IP1 6EF •St Felix Catholic Primary School, School Ln, Haverhill CB9 9DE The contract covers the scope for the provision of all catering services at each of the above schools, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. The successful Supplier will be expected to source all fresh produce on a local basis, especially fresh meat, bakery and fruit and vegetables. Contractors will need to demonstrate their approach to sustainability and how the supply carbon footprint can be minimised. The overall emphasis for this service is on achieving ‘best value’ and the successful Supplier will be expected to demonstrate innovation, flexibility and commercialism. For St Alban’s Catholic High School, the contract being offered commences on 1 January 2024 for an initial three year period and will operate on a fixed cost basis. Although the contract commencement date is 1 January 2024, there will be no catering provision required until start of Term (c.5th January 2024). For St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Pancras Catholic Primary School and St Felix Catholic Primary School, The service will commence on 1st April 2024. Please note that the successful Supplier will pay The Litmus Partnership a consultancy fee on award of this contract, which will be to the value of £8,000.00 plus VAT. This fee will be invoiced immediately after the contract award (w/c 27 November 2023). To ensure transparency, you will clearly show within your management fee a breakdown of this consultancy fee, over the length of the contract. The total full fee will be paid by the successful Supplier, in full to The Litmus Partnership, by no later than 1st January 2024. The approximate current value of this contract is £1.5million Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/4225237XSX

CPV Codes

• 55524000 - School catering services

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Newmarket:-School-catering-services./4225237XSX" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Newmarket:-School-catering-services./4225237XSX To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/4225237XSX" target="_blank">https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/4225237XSX GO Reference: GO-202382-PRO-23556109